Improvement in cider-presses



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Harman IMPROVEMENT IN ClDER-PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,257., dated April20, 1875; application filed January 28, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL (J. S'rARKs, ofHermitage, in the county of \Vyoming and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Older-Presses;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cider-press; and consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2represents a vertical section. Fig. 3 represents a plan or top view.Fig. 4 represents a cross-section. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views ofthe same.

A represents the frame of my cid e r-press, constructed in any suitablemanner. B represents an endless intermittently-revolving apron, passingover rollers a (0, arranged at the ends ofthe frame, so that the apronor belt will pass the entire length of the frame at the top, down at therear end, then underneath and up at the front end. The apron at the topof the frame passes between the press-plates .G and l). The upperpress-plate C is smooth on its undersurface and secured to cross-bars,which are fastened to upright rods b b, permanently secured on bothsides of the frame. Surrounding the upper plate 0 is a metal hoop, E,which is connected, by rods 6 c, with a sleeve, (I, placed over a shaft,f, which rises from the center of the upper pressplate G. In a slot onthe sleeve d is pivoted an eccentric lever, it, provided at its outerend with a weight, t, which holds the eccentric end of The lever againstthe shaft f, to support the hoop E. The lower movable press-plate D ischanneled, in any desired manner, on its upper surface, to carry off thecider.

I do not lay any claim in this application to the construction of thehydraulic pump, as I shall make a separate application for the same, andI do not confine myself in the use of my cider-press to this pump, asany hydraulic pump properly arranged and connected might answer the samepurpose.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The pomace being placed uponthe endless apron B at the front end of the machine, the lower plate Dbeing down and the hoop E held to surround the edges of the upper plate0, the apron is now moved forward, by means hereinafter described, acertain distance, until the lower plate becomes loaded with pomace. Thisplate then commences to rise, and presses the pomace slightly againstthe upper plate. A rod, 12, attached to the plate D then lifts theweight t, releasing the eccentric lever h from its hold on the shaftf,so that the hoop E will suddenly drop down and cut off the pomace. Theplungers now give their thrust, raising the lower plate D with greatforce up against the upper plate 0, pressing the pomace perfectly freefrom all juice, which goes through the apron into the channels on theplate D, from which it flows freely into any vessel placed for itsreception. The last upward movement of the plate D carries the hoop Ewith it, and the weight 5 easily slips to one side of the trip-rod o, sothat the hoop will be held in its elevated position when the plate Ddescends again. As soon as the plate descends the apron is moved forwardagain, carrying off the cheese and bringing more pomace over the plateD.

The endless apron is operated intermittently by the following means: Onone end of the main shaft I is a pinion, w, gearing with a rack-bar, a,secured on one end of a sliding bar, 0, held in a pivoted box, P, to theside of the frame A. At the other end of the bar 0 is another rack-bar,b, gearing with a pinion, cl, and the journal of one of the apronrollersa. This end of the bar has a spring, 6, as shown in Fig. 5, attached toit, and moves in a box, R, attached to the frame. As the plate Ddescends an arm, f, attached thereto, strikes one end of a pivotedlever, S, the other end of which is, by a rod, h, connected with the endof the bar 0, so that thereby said end of the bar is lifted and therack-bars a b thrown in gear with their respective pinions. The pinionw, revolving constantly, at once imparts motion to the sliding bar 0,thereby imparting motion to the pinion d, the roller to which it isconnected, and to the apron. This movement continues until a hook, 'i,at the upper end of the bar 0 gets opposite a slot in the box B, whenthe spring 6 (see Fig. 5) at once throws said end upward, throwing bothrack-bars out of gear with their pinions, and stopping the motion of theapron just as the plate D commences to ascend again. The hook t" ridesnow on top of the box B, and the bar 0, on account of its inclinedposition, slides down until the hook z" is opposite another slot in thebox, and the bar is ready to be thrown in gear again at the next descentof the plate D. A platform, M, is also attached to the frame for thepurpose of conveying the cider which may drip through the endless beltor apron, and is carried to any vessel or receptacle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the stationary pressplate 0 and movablepress-plate D, the automatically-operating hoop E, for the purposesherein set forth.

2. The combination of the hoop E, rods e, sleeve d. shaft f, andeccentric lever h with weight 01 and trip-rod n, all substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the sliding rack-bar O, pivoted box P, slotted boxR, spring 6, hook z", pinions w d, lever S, and arm f, all substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I herewith affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

I). O. STARKS.

'Witnesses JAMES POWELL, ISAAC THoMPsoN.

